PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brad Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Headden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes's entrance music is Red Right Hand - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Barnes
vs
Headden

180 cm
24
190 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

183 cm
21
195 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

Poweful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Fenrir Fightgear

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brad Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Headden!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes looks for the body kick but Headden saw that one coming.
Barnes tries to clinch up.
Headden throws a sloppy head kick and Barnes moves out of range easily.
Barnes tries to clinch but Headden moves out of range.
Headden scores with a nice strike.
Headden catches Barnes napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Barnes to the canvas!

Barnes is rocked!

It looks like Brad Barnes has been cut.

Headden has gone for a leg lock! Barnes slips out almost immediately though and dives into Headden's guard.
Oh Barnes is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barnes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Headden swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Barnes seems to have got his legs back now.

Headden has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Barnes can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Headden isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Barnes stacks Headden on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Barnes!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes tries to move to mount but Headden blocks the move with his legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Headden tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Barnes wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Headden manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

Headden actively working from the bottom here.
Headden wants to improve his position but Barnes is controlling well.

Headden is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Barnes pulls his head out easily.
Headden is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Barnes darts in and clinches Headden up against the cage.
Headden blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right handed body shot lands from Barnes.
Barnes prevents Headden from breaking the clinch.
Headden blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barnes lands an elbow that stopped Headden in his tracks for a moment.
Barnes tries a knee to the head but Headden blocks it.
Barnes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Headden or not.
Headden looks gassed!
Barnes will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Headden up against the cage.
Headden goes for a takedown in the clinch but Barnes prevents it.
Headden avoiding damage as Barnes throws knees to the body.

Headden escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Barnes gets a clinch.
Barnes looking to throw knees to the head but Headden is blocking nicely.
Barnes misses with a knee to the head.
Barnes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Headden managing to block the knees to the body from Barnes.
Headden tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Barnes just stands there and leans against the cage.
Barnes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Headden goes for a takedown in the clinch but Barnes prevents it.
Brad Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Headden.
Barnes with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Headden jumps guard but Barnes stands there with Headden around his waist. Headden gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Barnes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barnes tries to land knees in the clinch but Headden avoids the damage to the body.
Headden tries for a takedown. No joy.
Barnes creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Headden tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Barnes smiles and moves away.
Barnes lands a jab to the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Barnes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Headden circles away quickly and effectively.

Barnes moves into range and clinches up with Headden.
Headden fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Headden tries to pull guard but Barnes holds him up against the cage and eventually Headden drops back down to his feet.
Headden avoiding damage as Barnes throws knees to the body.
Barnes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barnes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Headden tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Barnes smiles and moves away.
Barnes blocks a head kick by Headden.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Headden.

Headden closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Headden lands in his opponent's guard.
Barnes wants to stand but Headden is controlling the position.

Headden has gone for a leg lock! Barnes slips out almost immediately though and dives into Headden's guard.

Headden has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Barnes can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Headden has his foot on Barnes's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Barnes works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Brad Barnes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Brad Barnes's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Headden avoids the head kick by Barnes.
Barnes throws a half hearted mid kick.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses
letting Headden counter with a right hand.
Brad Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barnes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Headden.
Barnes closes the distance looking to clinch

and Headden decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Barnes's guard.

Headden postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Barnes is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Headden, into his guard.

Headden looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Barnes passes into side control.
Barnes knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Headden on the ground.
Barnes taking a breather here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes trying to control the position but Headden is working away.
Headden is trying to improve his position.
Barnes slows the pace down.
Headden sneaks back into half guard.
Headden wants to improve his position but Barnes is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Barnes is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Headden is looking to improve his position.
Barnes is taking a breather. Headden says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Headden is looking for a sweep. Barnes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Headden actively working from the bottom here.
Barnes is keen to just control but Headden is a slippery customer.
Barnes content to control rather than advance.

Headden actively working from the bottom here.
Headden is refusing to be controlled, as Barnes sits in half guard.
Barnes looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Brad Barnes just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Barnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Headden was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnes.
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
A punch combination from Barnes misses.
Barnes takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Headden tries a head kick but it misses.
Headden lands the left hand.
Barnes tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Headden counters with a big head kick but Barnes shrugs it off.
No joy there for Headden, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barnes tries to clinch up.
Headden blocks a head kick by Barnes.
Headden throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barnes blocks a head kick by Headden.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Headden showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brad Barnes's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Barnes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barnes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Headden feints a jab and as Barnes dips his head, Headden unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Barnes right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Barnes falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Headden smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Steve Headden!